Researchers and decision-makers lack a shared understanding of resilience, and practical
applications in environmental resource management are rare. Here, we define social …

In this article we summarize histories of nonlinear, complex interactions among societal,
legal, and ecosystem dynamics in six North American water basins, as they respond to …

We examine the social burden associated with resilience to environmental shocks in pre-
modern societies. We argue that analyses of state-level interventions to mitigate the …

Resilience thinking in relation to the environment has emerged as a lens of inquiry that
serves a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration. Resilience is about …

In recent years recurring political, economic, and environmental crises require questioning
and re-evaluating dominant pathways of human development. However, political and …

There are two broadly conceptualized ways in which conservation knowledge may evolve:
the depletion crisis model and the ecological understanding model. The first one argues that …

Formal models used to study the resilience of social-ecological systems have not explicitly
included important structural characteristics of this type of system. In this paper, we propose …

How does the resilience concept of nested relationships (panarchy) contribute to
sustainability science and policy? Resilience at a particular level of organization, the …

Social networks are frequently cited as vital for facilitating successful adaptation and
transformation in linked social–ecological systems to overcome pressing resource …

Quantitative approaches to measure and assess resilience are needed to bridge gaps
between science, policy and management. In this paper, we revisit definitions of resilience …